Glen Garioch 20 Year Old 1990 First Cask Single Cask #2755 Speyside Single Malt Scotch Whisky (2010) 70cl

Direct wines, owners of Laithwaites wines are an independent bottler and they release whiskies under the 'first cask' label. The series of single cask whiskies are all bottled at 46% ABV from a variety of distilleries (some of which are unidentified), for its customers to order by the mixed case.

The casks picked do a great job at showcasing what older spirits tasted like back then.

About Glen Garioch

Glen Garioch is one of the oldest distilleries in Scotland. For most of the 20th century it was self-sufficient, malting its own barley using peat from Pitsligo, giving it a unique smoky character. In fact, in 1968 it was short-listed by then-owners DCL, to convert to heavily peated production in order to make up for a shortfall on Islay caused by a drought. In an odd twist of fate, the decision was instead made to re-open Brora for the job, and close Glen Garioch down. Morrison Bowmore then sprang to its rescue, restarting production in 1973. The maltings and distillery were shut down again by Beam Suntory in 1995, and only the latter resumed operations two years later, with contemporary Glen Garioch becoming an un-peated single malt. These pre-1995 vintages are worth investigating while you can.

46% ABV

70cl